announcement (esp. over public-address system); official announcement; formal information release
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
(train) station attendant; station employee; station staff
(passenger) fare; freight rates; shipping expenses
one thin flat object; one sheet
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
platform; home; home base; home plate
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
firmly; plentifully; with all one's might
(giving) birth; childbirth; native of; product of; assets; property
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
dwarf (esp. in folklore or fantasy literature)
to govern; to manage; to subdue
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
comfortable to live in (of a neighborhood, etc.); convenient; congenial; agreeable
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
it seems so; that's what it looks like
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
feeling; sense; impression
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
(university) president; chancellor; principal; provost
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...